Amazon Redshift Serverless Namespace pattern-based discovery

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  • Updated June 16, 2026
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    Summary of Amazon Redshift Serverless Namespace pattern-based discovery

    The Amazon Redshift Serverless Namespace pattern-based discovery enables ServiceNow customers to automatically identify and map Amazon Redshift Serverless namespaces within their AWS cloud environments. This capability is part of the Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application, which helps populate both CMDB and non-CMDB tables with detailed AWS resource information. It is designed to improve cloud visibility and asset management by integrating Redshift Serverless namespace data into ServiceNow’s Configuration Management Database (CMDB).

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    Key Features

    • Pattern Activation: The Redshift Serverless Namespace discovery pattern is disabled by default and requires manual activation. From Visibility Content version 6.28.0 onward, enabling or disabling patterns is no longer treated as a customization, allowing seamless updates.
    • AWS Prerequisites: Customers must verify AWS discovery prerequisites and ensure relevant resources are not listed in the Resource Inclusion List to prevent duplicate discovery.
    • GovCloud Support: Discovery of AWS GovCloud (US) accounts requires configuring the AWS service account with the appropriate datacenter URL.
    • Data Population: The pattern populates detailed Redshift Serverless namespace data in both CMDB and non-CMDB tables, providing comprehensive visibility:
      • Non-CMDB Table: Stores extended inventory details accessible under AWS configuration.
      • CMDB Tables: Data is stored in the cmdbawsredshiftserverlessnamespace and cmdbciclouddatabase tables, including object identifiers, names, database names, install and operational status, and resource types.
    • CI Relationships: The discovery pattern establishes relationships between Redshift Serverless namespaces, cloud databases, and AWS datacenters to reflect hosting and reference dependencies.
    • AWS Tag Collection: Tags associated with Redshift Serverless namespaces are collected and stored in the cmdbkeyvalue table as key-value pairs, enabling tag-based filtering and reporting.

    Practical Application for ServiceNow Customers

    By enabling this pattern, customers gain automated insight into their Amazon Redshift Serverless namespaces, which supports accurate CMDB population, improved cloud asset tracking, and enhanced service mapping. This leads to more effective cloud resource management and operational visibility, helping organizations manage their AWS environments more efficiently.

    Before activating the pattern, ensure AWS discovery prerequisites are met, remove any overlapping resources from the Resource Inclusion List, and configure discovery schedules appropriately, especially when working with AWS GovCloud accounts. After discovery runs, review the populated CMDB and non-CMDB tables to validate namespace data and relationships.

    Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns finds AWS services on your cloud environment. Discovering some of these resources may require updating to the latest version of the Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application from the ServiceNow Store.

    Pattern-based discovery and mapping requirements

    Verify the AWS discovery prerequisites
    For more information, see the prerequisites section in Amazon AWS Cloud components discovery using patterns.
    Remove resources from the Resource Inclusion List table
    Verify that the relevant resource isn't listed in the Resource Inclusion List [sa_cloud_inventory_resource_whitelist] table to avoid duplicate discovery. For more information on removing resources from the Resource Inclusion List, see Amazon Web Services (AWS) Resource Inventory.
    Enable the relevant pattern
    The pattern for this service is disabled by default. Starting with Visibility Content version 6.28.0, activating or deactivating a pattern won't be considered a customization, and it will continue to receive updates. Patterns that were previously activated or deactivated will reset to the latest predefined version after upgrading while retaining the last active field value. For more information on enabling patterns, see Activate a disabled pattern.
    Configure the Discovery schedule to support GovCloud
    Discovering AWS GovCloud (US) accounts requires using a datacenter URL when setting up an AWS service account. For more information, see Create AWS service accounts.

    Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application populates data in both CMDB and non-CMDB tables.

    Data stored in non-CMDB tables

    Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application populates data in the non-CMDB table when running the Amazon AWS - Redshift Serverless Namespace - Extended Inventory (LP) pattern.

    You can review the non-CMDB AWS tables by navigating to All > Configuration > AWS. You can also search the navigation filter for the specific pattern name.

    Table 1. AWS Redshift Serverless - Namespace [cmdb_aws_redshift_serverless_namespace]
    Field Description
    Object Id [object_id] The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) uniquely identifying the namespace.
    Name [name] The name assigned to the Redshift Serverless namespace.
    Configuration Item [configuration_item] References the Cloud DataBase [cmdb_ci_cloud_database] table.
    DB Name [db_name] The name of the database associated with the namespace.
    Namespace ID [namespace_id] The unique identifier assigned to the Redshift Serverless namespace.

    Data stored in CMDB tables

    Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application populates data in the CMDB when running the Amazon AWS - Redshift Serverless Namespace - Extended Inventory (LP) pattern.

    Table 2. Cloud DataBase [cmdb_ci_cloud_database]
    Field Description
    Object ID [object_id] The ARN uniquely identifying the namespace.
    Name [name] The name assigned to the Redshift Serverless namespace.
    Install Status [install_status] Install status of the resource. Default value is Installed.
    Operational status [operational_status] Operational status of the resource. Default value is Operational.
    Type [type] Type of resource. The value is set to AWS::Redshift Serverless::Namespace.

    CI relationships

    The Amazon AWS - Redshift Serverless Namespace - Extended Inventory (LP) pattern creates these relationships to support Amazon Redshift Serverless Namespace discovery.

    CI Relationship CI
    Cloud DataBase [cmdb_ci_cloud_database] Hosted on::Hosts AWS Datacenter [cmdb_ci_aws_datacenter]
    AWS Redshift Serverless - Namespace [cmdb_aws_redshift_serverless_namespace] References Cloud DataBase [cmdb_ci_cloud_database]

    AWS tag discovery

    The pattern collects tags and populates them in the Key Value [cmdb_key_value] table.
    Table 3. Key Value [cmdb_key_value]
    Field Description
    Key [key] Tag name.
    Value [value] Tag value.